An easy recipe for Beef Casserole all cooked together in the slow cooker. Delicious and so warming, perfect for an Autumn or Winter evening. Delicious and so warming, perfect for an Autumn or Winter evening’s dinner. It’s that beef casserole slow cooker of year to drag out and dust off your slow cooker.
We tend to ignore our slow cookers during the warmer months but September is the perfect time to get re-acquainted for a few reasons. Why I Love My Slow Cooker! As the weather starts to cool down I begin craving proper comfort food and the slow cooker is the perfect appliance for these kind of recipes. The kids are back to school and I’m back into my work routine.
My slow cooker makes midweek family meals so easy. Just chuck all the ingredients in it in the morning and by late afternoon you have a delicious dinner ready to serve up. Do You Need To Fry The Meat Before Adding It To The Slow Cooker? For this recipe I fried the beef quickly before adding it to the slow cooker. This isn’t essential and you can add it straight to the slow cooker if you are short on time. But it does help to intensify the rich flavour of the meat. Once browned, the beef and any juices are added to the slow cooker and it’s left to cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 7-8 hours.